Post by stag76 on Apr 26, 2014 6:22:06 GMT -5
BEST HIGH-USAGE SCORER (mid-major category): Billy Baron, Canisius
South Dakota State's Nate Wolters, who's now on the Bucks, won this title last season. Baron was in many ways the next Nate Wolters: a high-efficiency (124.8 ORating), high-usage (29.0 percent of possessions) point guard who dominated his level of competition. Wolters is taller (6-4 to Baron's 6-2) and had better pacing in the pick-and-roll, but Baron is the superior long-range shooter, making 104 treys as a senior...
RUTHLESS RIM PROTECTOR: Rhamel Brown, Manhattan
The Jaspers reached the NCAA tournament on the strength of their defense, which ranked No. 1 in the MAAC and No. 32 in the nation in adjusted efficiency. They excelled at rim protection because of Brown, who at just 6-7 was second in the nation in block percentage, swatting 15.7 percent of opponents' attempts. Of his 120 blocks as a senior, 105 were on dunk or layup attempts, according to hoop-math.com. Brown only fouled out four times all season, and three of them were Manhattan losses -- including its near-upset of Louisville in the second round of the NCAAs.
Read More: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20140418/sean-miller-doug-mcdermott-postseason-data-based-awards/#ixzz2zzRyRPkc
South Dakota State's Nate Wolters, who's now on the Bucks, won this title last season. Baron was in many ways the next Nate Wolters: a high-efficiency (124.8 ORating), high-usage (29.0 percent of possessions) point guard who dominated his level of competition. Wolters is taller (6-4 to Baron's 6-2) and had better pacing in the pick-and-roll, but Baron is the superior long-range shooter, making 104 treys as a senior...
RUTHLESS RIM PROTECTOR: Rhamel Brown, Manhattan
The Jaspers reached the NCAA tournament on the strength of their defense, which ranked No. 1 in the MAAC and No. 32 in the nation in adjusted efficiency. They excelled at rim protection because of Brown, who at just 6-7 was second in the nation in block percentage, swatting 15.7 percent of opponents' attempts. Of his 120 blocks as a senior, 105 were on dunk or layup attempts, according to hoop-math.com. Brown only fouled out four times all season, and three of them were Manhattan losses -- including its near-upset of Louisville in the second round of the NCAAs.
Read More: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20140418/sean-miller-doug-mcdermott-postseason-data-based-awards/#ixzz2zzRyRPkc